Rocks and Minerals ATS

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Science
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3rd Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Kimberly Harris
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9 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Minerals are non-living substances found on the Earth’s surface and deep inside the crust. Minerals make up all of Earth’s rocks, sands, and soils. There are thousands of different minerals on Earth. Rocks are non-living substances that are made from one or more minerals. Rocks can be as small as a grain of sand or as big as a mountain. There are many different kinds of rocks in the world.
What is a rock?
There are thousands of different minerals on Earth.
non-living substances that are made from one or more minerals
Minerals are non-living substances found on the Earth’s surface and deep inside the crust.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Minerals are non-living substances found on the Earth’s surface and deep inside the crust. Minerals make up all of Earth’s rocks, sands, and soils. There are thousands of different minerals on Earth. Rocks are non-living substances that are made from one or more minerals. Rocks can be as small as a grain of sand or as big as a mountain. There are many different kinds of rocks in the world.
What is mineral?
There are thousands of different minerals on Earth.
non-living substances that are made from one or more minerals
non-living substances found on the Earth’s surface and deep inside the crust.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Scientists compare the similarities and differences of rocks and minerals by observing physical attributes and performing simple tests to determine color, texture, luster and hardness.
What are the physical attributes of rocks and minerals?
smell, size, color
taste, touch, smell, hear, see
color, texture, luster and hardness
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Using a hand lens, the color(s) present in a rock or mineral can be observed. Most rocks and minerals tend to be neutral in color (black, white, gray, and brown), but some rocks have distinct colors that can quickly reveal their identity.
Most rocks and minerals are _______?
black, white, gray, and brown
red, white, and blue
rainbow colored
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The texture of a substance describes how it feels. The surface of a rock or mineral could feel smooth and glassy like obsidian or rough and gritty like sandstone.
Texture is ____________.
The way a rock or mineral shines.
The way a rock or mineral feels to touch.
How easily the rock or mineral is scratched.
The color of the rock or minera.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Luster describes how shiny a mineral is when it is dry. Diamonds can be described as having a glassy luster, whereas pyrite is an example of a mineral with a metallic, or metal-like, luster.
Luster is ____________.
The way a rock or mineral shines.
The way a rock or mineral feels to touch.
How easily the rock or mineral is scratched.
The color of the rock or minera.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
To determine the hardness of minerals, scientists use a tool called the Mohs Hardness Scale. Each mineral on the scale is given a number based on a simple scratch test. The higher the number, the harder the mineral is to scratch. The softest mineral on the scale, talc, can be scratched with a fingernail, and is rated as a 1. Quartz has a hardness of 7 and can be scratched by glass. Diamond is the hardest mineral and is rated as a 10 on the Mohs Hardness Scale.
Hardness is ___________.
The way a rock or mineral shines.
The way a rock or mineral feels to touch.
How easily the rock or mineral is scratched.
The color of the rock or minera.
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
To determine the hardness of minerals, scientists use a tool called the Mohs Hardness Scale. The higher the number, the harder the mineral is to scratch. The softest mineral on the scale, talc, can be scratched with a fingernail, and is rated as a 1. Quartz has a hardness of 7 and can be scratched by glass. Diamond is the hardest mineral and is rated as a 10 on the Mohs Hardness Scale.
The hardest mineral is _____________.
Talc
Quartz
Diamond
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
To determine the hardness of minerals, scientists use a tool called the Mohs Hardness Scale. The higher the number, the harder the mineral is to scratch. The softest mineral on the scale, talc, can be scratched with a fingernail, and is rated as a 1. Quartz has a hardness of 7 and can be scratched by glass. Diamond is the hardest mineral and is rated as a 10 on the Mohs Hardness Scale.
The softest mineral is _____________.
Talc
Quartz
Diamond
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